Posted on : 25-06-2011 | By : Abigail Mullagh | In : Healthy Food Diet
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When you fill a prescription medication, you probably assume that all the known side effects and possible complications will be listed in the pamphlets that come with the meds, right? But if your prescription is for a generic, that may not be the case.
Today the Supreme Court ruled that makers of generic drugs aren’t obligated to inform you of newly revealed side effects or complications. The makers of brand name drugs do need to provide an up-to-date warning label, but that obligation doesn’t extend to generics.
The Supreme Court case arose out of lawsuits by two women who developed a debilitating neurological disorder after taking an acid reflux medication with the generic name metoclopamide.
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Posted on : 23-06-2011 | By : Abigail Mullagh | In : Healthy Food Diet
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
High Court Rules on Generics’ Labeling
Companies that make generic drugs can’t be held responsible for not having label warnings about potential dangers of their drugs when the equivalent brand-name drug doesn’t do so, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled against a woman who sued PLIVA Inc. and other generic drug makers after she allegedly developed the neurological movement disorder tardive dyskinesia after taking metoclopramide, which is often used to treat heartburn, the Associated Press reported.
Her lawsuit focused on the fact that the generic drug’s manufacturers and distributors did not include warnings about tardive dyskinesia on the label.
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Posted on : 21-06-2011 | By : Abigail Mullagh | In : Healthy Food Diet
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Sexting, or the act of sending sexually explicit messages via mobile phones, is popular with both the sexes. But a new study has claimed that it is the women who are more likely to have ‘sexted’ than men. Researchers studying sex and cheating in cyberspace questioned 5,187 men and women who belonged to a website where married people look for extra marital flings.
They found that women were far more likely than men to engage in a bit of sexting, the Daily Mail reported.
Two-thirds of them had cheated online, while three-quarters admitted having an affair having had an affair in real life.
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